China says Dec foreign direct investment down 5.8% y-o-y

China attracted US$12.23 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in December, down 5.8 per cent from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday. 

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JAN 20, 201610:25 AM

[BEIJING] China attracted US$12.23 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in December, down 5.8 per cent from a year earlier, the Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday.

China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) in December rose 6.1 percent from a year earlier to US$13.89 billion, the ministry said.

REUTERS